CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-74894
9.3 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-08-17
- Last modified
- 2026-09-01
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 4.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 CRITICAL — CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287
Description
openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the verify_api_token function that accepts any non-empty Bearer token string without validation. Attackers can upload arbitrary public keys, enumerate all keys, and revoke keys belonging to any user by providing any Bearer token in the Authorization header.
Affected configurations
• jahlives openssl encrypt (< 1.4.0)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness
References
- https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-4g2c-wpgj-49w8 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-authentication-bypass-via-bearer-token Third Party Advisory